Mergers and acquisitions

UV lamp supplier Victory Lighting has taken over rival lamp manufacturer Blue UV to make the UK company one of the largest global manufacturers of UV lamps for the print industry.

Iliffe Media has acquired the entire shareholding of Kent’s independent publisher KM Media Group, for an undisclosed sum.

Croydon-based label printer Label Express has been acquired by North American private equity firm Lynx Equity for an undisclosed sum.

Adare SEC (Secure Essential Communications) looks set to relocate its production operation in Guildford to the Nottingham site it acquired last year, putting at least 35 jobs at risk.

Leeds-based Snap Print Management has merged with its sister company, mail specialist RNB Group, and will now operate as the group's print management arm.

Inline digital print specialist Datalase has announced when its inline printing solution for personalisation will be commercially available from partners Ricoh and Xerox.

Gosport-based Stanbury Chameleon has merged with Farleys Printers to form a local “super group” of printing companies, which has a combined 120 years’ experience.

Distributor and greetings card publisher The Original Poster Company (OPC) is aiming for a 10% increase in sales, having been recently acquired by Cathay Investments.

Canon has stepped up its digital services operation with the acquisition of mobile e-commerce platform Kite.ly.

Anton Group has been placed in administration with more than 100 of its 300–plus workforce made redundant.